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Schools in Gorman Township

Gorman Township’s public schools

Perham-Dent Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,633 students on the public path
In brief

Gorman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Gorman Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Heart of the Lake Elementary places highest (better than 67%); Perham Senior High lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gorman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Heart of the Lake Elementaryin PerhamB+
5–8Prairie Wind Middlein PerhamB
9–12Perham Senior Highin PerhamB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perham-Dent Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Perham-Dent Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,671 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,423MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 836 students tested
Math47%
State average 44.8% · 823 students tested

Gorman Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Gorman Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gorman Township—Perham-Dent Public
Hobart—Perham-Dent Public PK–12 · Frazee-Vergas Public PK–12
PerhamBPerham-Dent Public
Edna—Perham-Dent Public
Corliss—Perham-Dent Public
Silver Leaf—Frazee-Vergas Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Perham-Dent Public with Gorman Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gorman Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gorman Townshipin other towns
Heart of the Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Perham
B+
578 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Wind Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Perham
B
526 students16:1Rate it →
Perham Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perham
B
529 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Gorman Township’s schools

Are Gorman Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gorman Township. Perham-Dent Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gorman Township in?

Perham-Dent Public School District.

Where do Gorman Township kids go to high school?

Perham Senior High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.